Just a Minute! on Extending the Expired Telehealth Flexibility Provision

June 13, 2025

With all eyes in Washington on Republicans’ sweeping budget reconciliation bill, which includes tax reform and numerous other GOP policy priorities, the Council continues to advocate for potential additions to the measure. One of these is the inclusion of a provision allowing individuals to access telehealth services without first meeting a deductible in a health savings account (HSA)-eligible high-deductible health plan (HDHP) – a provision that President Trump signed into law during his first term, but expired at the end of 2024.

In the latest episode of Just a Minute!, Council President Katy Johnson describes the importance of this provision, as summarized in the Council’s June 9 letter to Congress.